Can you remember 26? I can because that was the year that I was in loved. I had found the man of my dreams which I married. Life was good.
Well today my son Michael turns 26 and he can’t even plan what he will be doing this weekend, it is very sad. As you all may know, he was in a car accident where his dear friend Mai died. They had been out to comedy night and celebrating that Mai was leaving for Japan in just a couple of days. That was Michael’s dream at the time, graduate with a Japanese degree and go to Japan to teach English. He had only one semester left, four classes.
This happened over 18 months ago and his fate is still in the hands of the California judicial system. You see, in California they do not use the word accident so they have to make sure that he is guilty of something, and while they try to sort this out his life is on hold. Some people would say, so what, Mai’s life stopped and that is true and it is also true that we can’t change that, that there is nothing that Michael can possibly do to bring back Mai. We lost a life but does it make sense that the punishment be to destroy another life? For how long? How many more lives have to suffer? I can tell you that Michael has as well as me, his father and sister and really all our family.
So here is what is even more painful, I have terminal cancer and my only wish left is to see my son free. At one time I thought that I wanted to go to the beach for 3 months, I also hoped to go to Venezuela once more and see my old classmates and friends but none of that matter until this is resolved.
I would love nothing more than for the judicial system to accept that this was an accident and let my son go.
For now, I pray, we pray. Today I say Happy Birthday son, my birthday wish for you is that this year is better. And ask for you to pray or think positive thoughts for this Friday, January 13th when Michael goes to court once again to request the reduction of the charges, just one step closer to ending this nightmare.
Thanks you,
ME
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